None of us is born thinking we are ordinary. Feeling special is an essential part of the human
birthright. If you don’t think you are special, you won’t seek
to contribute your gift to the world. -Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Hey! It’s summer! Be free and happy and danceful
and uninhibited and now-y!

~Terri Guillemets

Good morning!

So excited ... A couple of weeks ago I was the lucky winner of Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge. As such, I was offered a Guest DT spot for Challenge #12.

We are using a Summertime theme, colors and of course butterflies!

Here is the card I created using this adorable image from Jody Bergemo Galleries.

I colored with Prisma Color pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits. I added some glimmer to the butterflies and flowers with a pearlized top coat from Smooch but it is kinda hard to tell in this picture.

At this time I don't own any alcohol markers so I colored this little pretty with my Prisma color pencils and odorless mineral spirits. I added some glitter here and there to give a nice sea worthy glitz.

The background has a slight shimmer too but because it is so subtle I can't get a picture of it to come through.

I did that using a soft brush loaded with a bit of Pearl X and softly brushing over my stenciled background while the ink was still a bit wet.. It created just enough shimmer to be effective and not overpowering.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

This week Pryn is asking us to use diamonds (rhinestones, glitter,
Stickles, anything that glistens) and/or pearls on our card or
project. I opted for pearls for this party dress made with my niece in mind. Her 16th birthday is right around the corner.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.
~Jean Paul Richter

Good morning!

I am almost done using up some DP I made a while back using glossy card stock and re-inkers. I just love how it turned out and can barely stand to throw it away so I just keep trying to figure out how to use it up.

Today is the birthday of my husbands father Barry! I hope he likes it!

This is the first time I have used this new tree stamp I recently purchased and I am in love! I know this is going to quickly become one of my most favorite tree stamps!

And it looks awesome on my paper - looks like a wild day close to the sea ... which is awesome since my Father-in-law and his wife live close the ocean.

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates
that over seven billion hot dogs will be eaten by Americans between Memorial
Day and Labor Day. During the July 4th weekend alone (the biggest hot-dog
holiday of the year), 155 million are "wolfed" down!

That's a lot of hot dogs!

My challenge for you this week is to create a card
or project featuring a dog or dog related item!

Just keep it CAS and have fun!

My A2 Card features Snoopy at his best .... napping! The image from Stampendous is called "Snoopy at the Beach". I colored the image with Prisma Color pencils and OMS then I added Aleens Paper Glaze to his sunglasses!

Friday, July 4, 2014

I thought and
thought about what I would write about but for the love of all that good and
chocolaty, I could not come up with anything that was not mournful or harsh
given the direction this Country and our Politics seem to be heading.

Lucky for me.
I found this awesome quote from Richelle E. Goodrich on GoodReads.

Love it

Love it

Love it

I think it
perfectly sums up what Freedom means to me.

“Some say
freedom is a gift placed in our hands by our forefathers.

Some say
freedom is a human right that none should be denied.

Some say
freedom is a privilege that can and will be seized if taken for granted.

Some say
freedom is the key that opens doors otherwise meant to imprison.

Some say
freedom is power to do, to be, to say, and to accomplish what the oppressed
cannot.

Some say
freedom is a responsibility—a weight to be carried and shared by those willing
to protect it.

Perhaps
freedom is all these things.

But in my
eyes, I see freedom as a treasure. It is a gem so rare and precious the
fiercest battles rage over it. The blood of thousands is spilled for it—past,
present, and future. Where true and unblemished freedom exists, it shines with
perfect clarity, drawing the greedy masses, both those who desire a portion of
the spoils and those who would rob the possessor of the treasure, hoping to
bury it away.

Without freedom
I am a slave in shackles on a ship lost at sea.

With freedom I
am a captain; I am a pirate; I am an admiral; I am a scout; I am the eagle
souring overhead; I am the north star guiding a crew; I am the ship itself; I
am whatever I choose to be.”

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. ~Samuel Ullman

Good morning!

I make all the birthday cards for my co-workers. I don't mind and it gives me a place to re-home the cards I make for challenges or for fun. However most of the time when I make cards they are done so with specific people in mind.

I made this card for a male co-worker who will be celebrating later this month.

I have had this die cut index card in my stash for quite some time and I thought this was a perfect layout to use it on. The blue colored paper is actually a left over from a piece I made a while back using glossy card stock and re-inkers and the strip running across the card was created by inking up the embossing folder and running through my Big Kick.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

People do not die for us
immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no
relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our
thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were
traveling abroad.

~Marcel Proust

Good morning!

Today is the start of another Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge.

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